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PLATO Weekly Update
July 16, 2024
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CURRICULUM
SUMMER COURSES
Have a question about a Summer Course? Find answers on the Courses Page or contact your Course Coordinator.
FALL COURSES
The fall course schedule will be announced on August 20 and registration will begin the same day. Most fall courses will begin the week of September 16.
COURSE COORDINATOR TOOLKIT
Interested in sharing your interests, knowledge, talents, and skills as a course coordinator? This new Course Coordinator Toolkit makes it easier than ever!
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CURRICULUM SHOWCASE
Learn about a recent We Love a Mystery course gathering in this brief articlefeaturing an author who wrote a mystery set in Wisconsin.
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SPECIAL EVENTS
FILED TRIP TOURS
NEW! Madison Youth Arts Center (MYArts) Tour on Wednesday, August 7 from 2:00-3:15pm. Completed in 2021, the $29 million dollar, four-story building is home to Madison Youth Choirs, the Children’s Theater of Madison, and over 25 more arts and community groups. This tour is free to PLATO members and their guests. Registration is required. Learn more and register here.
NEXT MONTH!
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Forest Products Laboratory Tour on Thursday, August 15 at 9:15am. Free to PLATO members and their guests. Registration is required. Learn more and register here.
COFFEE GATHERING
NEXT WEEK! Fourth Friday Coffee on July 26 from 9:30-11:30am at the Rotunda Café on Atwood Ave. Enjoy a cup of coffee or tea over friendly conversation. Feel free to bring a guest. Learn more and RSVP here.
LECTURES
Explore a variety of interesting subjects through recorded PLATO Lectures.
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THE AGORA FEATURES
PLATO's Literary & Fine Arts Journal, The Agora,
celebrates members’ creativity and diversity of thought
Visit The Agora Features webpage for highlights from this past season, created and curated by fellow PLATO members for your enjoyment.
This Month's Featured Offering is a poem titled Slipping Away, in which Rick Larson reflects upon the gradual loss of his dear friend after 60 years of friendship through thick and thin.
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MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL 2024-25
Big thanks to members who have already renewed!
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Membership dues remain at $60 and are valid from August 1, 2024 through July 31, 2025. Renewing members, check your email inbox for your dues renewal invoice or visit the Join PLATO page. Also, new members may join by following the "Get Started" instructions on the Join PLATO page. For assistance, please contact the PLATO office at info@platomadison.org or 608-572-6869.
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SOCIAL JUSTICE EVENTS & READINGS
Select from a range of topics and formats
for your summer reading, viewing, or listening pleasure,
curated by PLATO's Diversity Awareness Committee.
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DID YOU KNOW? for July 16 – 29, 2024
Otis F. Boykin (August 29, 1920 – 1982) was an African American inventor who specialized in electronics. Earning more than 25 patents from 1959 to 1985, variations of his resistor models are still used today in televisions, computers, and radios. Boykin's most notable contribution was the development of control functions for the first successful, implantable pacemaker.
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Visit the Social Justice page for more about Otis F. Boykin,
and past DID YOU KNOW? Features.
DID YOU KNOW? – spotlighting notable historic events and contributions made by non-mainstream individuals and organizations you might not have learned or read about. Suggestions for inclusions are welcome (send to Kathy at: ksmichaelis@gmail.com).
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